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  Method and apparatus for automatic bluetooth connection in a mobile communication terminalUSPTO Application #: 20070093207Title: Method and apparatus for automatic bluetooth connection in a mobile communication terminal Abstract: A method of automatically connecting to a peripheral Bluetooth device and service in a mobile communication terminal having a Bluetooth module is provided. Upon input of a key, it is determined whether the key includes a Bluetooth mode key. If the key includes the Bluetooth mode key, the terminal transitions to a Bluetooth mode. A Bluetooth device or service corresponding to the key as a short key is detected and connected. (end of abstract)
Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP - Uniondale, NY, US Inventor: Chul-Woo Kim USPTO Applicaton #: 20070093207 - Class: 455041200 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Telecommunications, Transmitter And Receiver At Separate Stations, Short Range Rf Communication The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070093207. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
PRIORITY [0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 119 to a Korean application filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Oct. 25, 2005 and assigned Serial No. 2005-100516, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to the Bluetooth.RTM. (hereinafter "Bluetooth") functionality of a mobile communication terminal, and in particular, to a method and apparatus of efficiently invoking a Bluetooth service by a short (hot) key in a mobile communication terminal equipped with a Bluetooth module. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Along with the recent proliferation of mobile communication terminals due to their convenient portability, service providers or terminal manufacturers have developed more convenient additional functions in order to attract more users. [0006] One of the additional functions, Bluetooth, provides short-range wireless connectivity between terminals. The Bluetooth functionality of mobile phones supports a variety of services including Headset, Music, Printing, and File Transfer. [0007] To wirelessly communicate with peripheral devices equipped with Bluetooth modules, a mobile communication terminal first scans for Bluetooth devices and agrees to communicate a Bluetooth device by Bluetooth pairing. [0008] FIG. 1 illustrates connections between a typical mobile communication terminal with a Bluetooth module and Bluetooth devices. [0009] Referring to FIG. 1, a mobile communication terminal 100 equipped with a Bluetooth module scans for peripheral Bluetooth devices 111, 113, 115 and 117, makes a list 102 of the discovered Bluetooth devices 111, 113, 115 and 117, and selects an intended Bluetooth device from the list 102. [0010] The mobile communication terminal 100 connects to the selected Bluetooth device or service. As more and more peripheral Bluetooth devices are provided and one Bluetooth device implements a plurality of services, the mobile communication terminal inconveniently must scan menus one by one for an intended Bluetooth device or service. [0011] Therefore, there is a need for improved method and apparatus in a mobile communication terminal for easy and efficient connecting with Bluetooth device and service. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0012] An object of the present invention is to substantially solve at least the above problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at least the advantages below. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus of facilitating connection to a peripheral Bluetooth device and service in a mobile communication terminal having a Bluetooth module. [0013] Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus of facilitating connection to a peripheral Bluetooth device and service by use of a short key in a mobile communication terminal having a Bluetooth module. [0014] According to one aspect of the present invention, a method of automatically connecting to a peripheral Bluetooth device and service in a mobile communication terminal having a Bluetooth module is provided. Upon input of a key, it is determined whether the key includes a Bluetooth mode key. If the key includes the Bluetooth mode key, the terminal transitions to a Bluetooth mode. A Bluetooth device or service corresponding to the key as a short key is detected and connected. [0015] According to another aspect of the present invention, in a method of setting a short key for a peripheral Bluetooth device and service in a mobile communication terminal having a Bluetooth module, peripheral Bluetooth devices are scanned for and discovered peripheral Bluetooth devices are registered in a Bluetooth device list. Services that the registered Bluetooth devices support are detected and added to a Bluetooth service list. Short keys for the registered Bluetooth devices or services are received and registered. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0016] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: [0017] FIG. 1 illustrates connections between a typical mobile communication terminal with a Bluetooth module and Bluetooth devices; [0018] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal having a Bluetooth module according to the present invention; [0019] FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation for registering a short key associated with a Bluetooth service in the mobile communication system according to the present invention; [0020] FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation for invoking a Bluetooth service by a short key in the mobile communication system according to the present invention; and Continue reading... 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